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nabInvest expands insto distribution team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
nabInvest has appointed Kate Bell and Stuart Haigh as new investment specialists to further expand its institutional distribution team.

Embedding risk appetite remains tricky

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Despite a major improvement in financial services firms implementing risk management since the GFC, there remains significant unfinished business, according to a new Progress in Financial Services Risk Management report.

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Once the high volatility experienced within the spread declines over the next six to 12 months, slower earnings growth will emerge as Australia's 'new norm', according to Carmel Wellso, portfolio manager with Janus Capital Group.

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The quality of the debate on lifecycling in Australia has improved, according to Standard Life Investments, although many super funds are still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase.

UK to ban exotic retail investment products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The UK regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), looks set to ban the promotion of exotic investment products to retail investors.

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Political forces are exerting a much greater influence in market movement, according to AMP Capital.

netwealth cost focus pays off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
netwealth Investment Wrap is CoreData's Platform of the Year for 2012 on the strength of advisers allocating client funds on the basis of perceived value.

Add duration: UBS

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Australian bonds have underperformed their global peers, but now is a good time to start adding them to investment portfolios, said Matthew Johnson, interest rate strategist, UBS.

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
While the vast majority of the country's finance professionals want to remain living and working in Australia at the moment, four in five are considering moving out of the sector and into alternative industries.

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Just as super funds in Australia are jumping on board engagement channels like blogging and targeting Gen Y, a US financial branding consultant group says the marketing world has already moved on.